The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-04
An Inventive Genius Who Thinks He Can
Ride q Mile q Minute.

An Inventive Genius Who Thinks He Can
Ride Mile q Minute.
Lewiston tMe. Journal
''The rich ride in chaises." and they can
ride in steam wagon too, if they will come to
Lewiston and essay what the teeming brain of a
remarkable Lewiston inventor has attained In
the first place it is a wagon. 1t is built on the
principle of q grocery wagon. It's shape is the
same. Some Of the extra heavy grocery teams
on the street might have served for the basis of
the contrivance, except the inventor, Ed +.
and so he had the wheels, aud axles,
and cross bars ETC., built trihe heavier
than on the ordinary grocery wagon It's
wheels are the same in size and shape. It's
eon-body is exactly the same as that of the
ordinary delivery wagon. with iron bands. The
boiler, which is upright, sits on the rear axle
Power is applied by coeged wheels to the rear
axle to which the hind wheels are rigidly affixed,
that the movement of the machinery propels
the wagon. The front wheels independent
of the machinery, and are simply steering gear
The engine is double cylinder condensing en-
gire, controlled by the link motion, exactly as in
the locomotive.
It can be reversed or stopped from the drivers
seat. Water is carried in small tank under
the wagon-bed. The engine exhausts into the
boiler-the exhaust being easily controlled from
the drivers seat The. boiler is Ave horse
power tested to 400 pounds pressure. and capa-
Bile of carrying 300 pounds without the slightest
difficulty. The engines develop four horse power
with 100 pounds pressure, or twelve horse power
with 300 pounds.
or steam. The design OF the builders is to con-
ceal every thing, and they expect. when finished.
that the continuance will not be very odd in ap-
pearance. and that it will not brighten horses
any more than bicycle atreetspriukler.
Every portion of the machinery is made with
the view to strength. Various inventions on the
boiler make it specially valuable, while every
part of the engine has been designed and built
expressly for the purpose, and is full of oddities
and inventions. The axles steel and the
wheels iron-hubbed. The hind wheels thir-
teen feet in diameter. The water-tank holds
half barrel. and would suffice for a run of
twenty-five miles.
Have you ever run it2" was asked of Mr..
Field Eyes" was the reply. 1--WE have
worked the engines and the wheels, but haven't
tried it on the ground yet 1t was a great sue
cess The hind wheels went in a perfect buzz.
We estimated it at eight hundred revolutions
minute; and as the carriage will advance about
five feet at a revolution, we reckon that, making
due allowance. the wagon would have been going
considerably faster than q two-minute clip.
don't see any limit to the attainment of speed
except the courage of the driver"
Mr.. Field has about completed the machine.
A description does it no sort of credit and the
public should see it to appreciate it. There /,
no sort of doubt but that the machine will 60.
and that it can be steered and controlled. From
the wayside brook tho water-tank can be filled
and from the coal locker the fires of the boiler
Mr. Field thinks that the machine can go a mile
a minute He will have the hind wheels drilled
and corrugated for teeth, provided there is not
friction enough. but he says that he has no fear
about the friction.